Label: Martin

Jun42021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

JORGE MARTIN and JOHAN ZARCO also in 2022 for Pramac DUCATI

The Pramac Ducati team has confirmed that they will continue to compete next season with an unchanged racing line-up, which will continue to consist of Johann Zarco and Jorge Martin. Zarco has experienced a real renaissance this season and is currently in second place in the MotoGP championship scoring behind Fabio Quartararo. The Frenchman has won three podiums in six races this year, making the 2021 season his most successful to date. Newcomer Jorge Martin on the team's second motorcycle also did more than well, winning the first pole position in the MotoGP class in the second race of the season in Qatar, and then finishing the race for the Doha Grand Prix on the podium. Unfortunately, he had a lot of bad luck in the race in Portimao, as he was injured in the fall and had to miss the last three races. The Spaniard, however, will end this t

Apr192021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Jorge Martin's operation postponed

MotoGP News

The operation, with which doctors will repair the fractures suffered by Jorge Martin in a violent fall in training for the GP of Portugal, has been postponed, and so is the appearance of the newcomer at the race in Jerez, two weeks later. https://twitter.com/88jorgemartin/status/1383880085917159432 The Pramac racer fell badly in the 7th corner during the third free practice, suffering several fractures of his right arm and ankle. The injured Spaniard was taken to a hospital in Barcelona, where he was supposed to undergo surgery today, but it was postponed because he also suffered a severe blow to the head in the fall. A representative of the Pramac team confirmed that Martin will almost certainly not take part in the race in Jerez. “The most important thing is for Jorge to heal,” he said. "He will have surgery first, then b

Feb72021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

A cup of tea and then race at 480km / h - a challenge worth dying for!

MotoGP News

Guy Martin is a living legend among racers and motorcycling enthusiasts, and the Briton has set himself a new challenge, namely to reach 300 miles per hour, or 482.8 kilometers per hour on his Suzuki Hayabusa. Martin bought the engine in rather poor condition from a friend three years ago, at which time he paid less than 6000 euros for it. Although the motorcycle itself is very fast, Martin has completely redesigned it so that it is virtually unrecognizable. Among other things, he upgraded the powertrain with a turbine, so that he now develops 830 horsepower, and with the redesigned armor, the motorcycle has already reached a speed of 454km / h from a standing start. Guy Martin is a living racing legend who has a romantic attitude towards his dangerous hobby, as if revived from history books. For this daredevil, however, this is not enough, as he wants to drive more

Jul272013 by Klemen BagaričNo Comments

The spa promises a 24-hour spectacle

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This weekend, when all speed racing enthusiasts are staring at Formula 1, which takes place in Budapest, another car spectacle is taking place in Belgium. The “Blancpain endurance Series” is an endurance race that was first introduced in 2011. It quickly established itself as the most supported and competitive GT race in the world. There have been 3 endurance races this season, but today's will be the first to last 24 hours. At the Francorchamps racetrack in the town of Spa in Belgium, the drivers competed in a qualifying race yesterday. The fastest was Stefan Mücke, in his Beechdean Aston Martin Vantage GT3. Alessandro Pier Guidi will start in second place, in a Ferrari 458 Italia Racing. On the third is Maximilian Götz in a Mercedes SLS AMG GT3. The race will start today at 16:30 p.m. You can live it